traditional Chinese medicine; TCM
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
reality; actuality; hard fact
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
at that time; in those days
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
diligent; hard-working; industrious
intelligence; discernment
editor (in publishing, etc.)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
scholarship; scientific attainments
contradiction; inconsistency
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy